Children's Ministries and Services Provided on Sunday Mornings are as follows:
First service 9:00am – 10:30am (Worship from 9:00am-9:45am/Message from 9:45-10:30am)
Children ministry services are available after worship. (We encourage families worshiping together in the sanctuary)
 Babies (0 - 18 months old)
Toddlers (18 months - 3 years old)
*These rooms are available during worship if you need to use them, however a parent will have to be with their child during this time. There are no children's ministry workers available during worship time.
In-Between services 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Please stay a few minutes later or come a few minutes early to enjoy fresh coffee and finger foods in the kitchen.
Second Service 11:00am – 1:00pm (Worship from 11:00am-11:45am/Message from 11:45-Approx. 1:00pm)
Children ministry services are available after worship. (We encourage families worshiping together in the sanctuary)
Babies (0 - 18 months old)
Toddlers (18 months - 3 years old)
Jr. Children's Church (4 - 5 years old)
Children's Church (6 - 10 years old)
*Babies and Toddler rooms are available during worship if you need to use them, however a parent will have to be with their child during this time. There are no children's ministry workers available during worship time.
Children's Ministry Services Provided on Wednesday Evenings are as follows:
Wednesday Nights God Encounter 7 PM - until
We meet on Wednesday nights with the express purpose of getting in God's presence through worship and waiting and receiving a "saturation" of His glory in our lives. In this service we invite you to . . .
Enjoy the Lord through singing & praise.
Get still before the Lord. (You may want to lie down on the floor or find a comfortable seat.)
Meditate upon the majesty of your God and let him "download" his thoughts into your spirit.
Receive prayer for physical or emotional healing.
Receive prayer for "breakthrough" in a certain area of your life.
One of our pastors will be leading and guiding our meeting with a brief Scriptural exhortation and/or directional word.
Nursery is available for Babies up to 5 year olds until 8:45 PM.
Please keep older children in your care. We encourage you to bring your children to this meeting. It is a wonderful time for them to experience the present of the Holy Spirit and just enjoy the Lord!
Also available on Wednesday nights:
Water Boys ages (7-12) and DK Girls ages (7-12).
Your children are free to enjoy the worship in the sanctuary or take part in the Water Boys and Dk Girls meetings.
River Life Fellowship also offers a middle school youth group called Tidal Wave that meets on Tuesday nights. (on break through summer). This group is for 6th, 7th and 8th graders and youth meetings for the teens as well which is on Tuesday nights.
*A note about families worshiping together in the sanctuary: At River Life Fellowship we encourage the whole family to worship together in the sanctuary. We believe in involving children fully in congregational worship. Check out what our worship pastor has to say about worship:
Our Worship
We are a people at River Life Fellowship who love to worship the Lord Jesus Christ. We embrace what the Scripture teaches about singing (Psalm 47:6-9) clapping (Psalm 47:1) and even dancing (Psalm 149:3). We believe that these types of expressions are some of the symptoms of a thankful heart in response to what the Lord has done for the world and for the Body and for each of us as members of that body.
As St. Paul directed we are "zealous for spiritual gifts" and it is for "the edification of the church that we seek to excel." That being said all that we do we measure against the fundamental church doctrine found in 1 Corinthians 13 which (in paraphrase) says that anything you do which is not rooted and grounded in the Love of Christ is worthless. Our prayer is to continually be filled with the Love of Christ so that our worship, no matter how "dynamic", will not become a "sounding brass or a clanging cymbal".
We believe that worship in Spirit and Truth is a moving target and requires ears that can hear and a heart that is willing to be humble. We value the "mighty roar" of his people and we likewise know that He is also found in the stillness of quiet. We are compelled to sing songs that tell the story of our tribe because it testifies directly to what the Lord has done within our local body. We also embrace songs that are widely known which carry an anointing that has blessed a larger segment of the Body.
Our ultimate aim is to magnify the name of Jesus above every other name for no other reason than because He is worthy.
- Andy Squyres, Worship Pastor
We want our children to be fully involved with and experience this kind of worship with thier families!
Come, bring your children and worship with us!
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